The hosts.lpd (or equivalent) must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

From Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-37461r1_rule The hosts.lpd (or equivalent) must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

Vulnerability discussion

Excessive permissions on the hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file may permit unauthorized modification. Unauthorized modifications could disrupt access to local printers from authorized remote hosts or permit unauthorized remote access to local printers.

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Change the mode of the /etc/cups/printers.conf file to 0664 or less permissive. Procedure: # chmod 0664 /etc/cups/printers.conf

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